2017 Track & Field Roster

Kahmari Montgomery
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Plainfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Plainfield Central HS
MIZZOU PERSONAL RECORDS
Indoor Track & Field
60m – 6.85 // Missouri Collegiate Challenge (2/17/17)
200m – 21.03 // SEC Championships (2/26/16)
400m – 45.78 // SEC Championships (2/26/16)
600m – 1:24.06 // Illinois-Iowa Border Battle (1/9/16)
Outdoor Track & Field
100m – 10.57 // Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/26/16)
200m – 20.86 // Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/26/16)
400m – 45.13 (45.83q) // SEC Championships (5/12/16)
NOTEWORTHY
- 2016 NCAA Outdoor Second Team-All-American (400m Dash – 9th)
- 2016 NCAA Indoor Second Team All-American (400m Dash – 11th)
- 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier (400m Dash)
- 2017 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (400m Dash)
- 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier (400m Dash)
- 2016 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (200m Dash, 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay)
- 2016 SEC Outdoor Champion (400m Dash)
- 2016 SEC Indoor Champion (400m Dash)
- 2016 All-SEC Indoor (400m Dash)
- Mizzou School Record Holder in the Indoor 200m Dash (21.03)
- Mizzou School Record Holder in the Indoor 400m Dash (45.78)
- Mizzou School Record Holder in the Outdoor 400m Dash (45.13)
- No. 3 All-Time in the 4x100m Relay (39.87)
- No. 6 All-Time in the Outdoor 200m Dash (20.80)
- No. 9 All-Time in the Indoor 60m Dash (6.85)
- No. 10 All-Time in the Outdoor 400m Dash (10.57)
2016-17
Season Bests
60m Dash (ITF) – 6.85 // Missouri Collegiate Challenge (2/17)
200m Dash (ITF) – 21.21 // SEC Indoor Championships (2/24)
400m Dash (ITF) – 46.57 // Razorback Invitational (1/28)
100m Dash (OTF) – 10.76 (W: 2.5) // Texas Relays (3/31)
200m Dash (OTF) – 21.39 (W: 2.6) // SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11)
400m Dash (OTF) – 46.76 // SEC Outdoor Championships (5/12)
Indoor Track – Began his sophomore campaign by finishing seventh in the 60m dash and fourth in the 4x400m relay at the Border Battle (Jan. 7), crossing the finish line at 6.91 and 3:23.579, respectively … Recorded a fifth place finish in the 200m dash at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 14) with a tome of 21.52 … Finished fifth in the 400m dash at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 28), crossing the finish line at 46.57 … Captured an event win at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 17), finishing first in the 60m dash with a personal record time of 6.85, a time which ranks ninth in program history … Competed in the 200m dash, 400m dash and 4x400m relay at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25), finishing 13th, 14th and ninth, respectively.
Outdoor Track – Opened the outdoor season by running in the 100m dash, 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay and 4x400m relay at the Texas Relays (March 31-April 1), posting his best finish as a member of the 4x200m relay team which finished 10th with a time of 1:26.79 … Had a remarkable meet at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 15), finishing first in three events – the 400m dash, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay – crossing the finish line at 46.86, 41.19 and 3:13.38, respectively … Finished fifth in the 400m dash at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 22), crossing the finish line at 47.61 … Ran in four relay races at the Drake Relays (April 28-29), including a third-place finish in the 4x200m relay that clocked a time of 1:26.62 … Placed 17th in the 400m dash, 26th in the 200m dash and 11th in the 4x400m relay at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11-13).
2015-16
Season Bests
60m (ITF) – 6.86 // Missouri Collegiate Challenge (2/19)
200m (ITF) – 21.03 // SEC Championships (2/26)
400m (ITF) – 45.78 // SEC Championships (2/26)
600m (ITF) – 1:24.06 // Illinois-Iowa Border Battle (1/9)
100m (OTF) – 10.57 // Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/26)
200m (OTF) – 20.86 // Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/26)
400m (OTF) – 45.13 (45.83q) // SEC Championships (5/12)
Indoor Track - Kicked off his collegiate career with a highly impressive debut, capturing an SEC Title in the 400-meter dash at the SEC Championships with a school-record time of 45.78, which was a top-10 time in the world at the time of the race … Placed seventh in the 60m dash at the Illinois-Iowa Border Battler, posting the tenth-fastest time in school history at 6.89 … Earned two top-10 finishes at the Missouri Invitational, finishing first in the 200m with a time of 21.97 and sixth in the 60m, finishing at 6.97 … Set the school record in the 400m at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet, posting a time of 47.33 and finishing third … Finished fourth in the 400m at the Husker Invitational, finishing at 47.71 … Posted the then-second fastest time in school history in the 200m at the Tyson Invitational, running a 21.15 … Posted the ninth-fastest time in school history at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge with a time of 6.86, finishing first … Posted a school-record time of 21.03 in the 200m at the SEC Championships … Competed in the 400m at the NCAA Indoor Championships, finishing 11th with a time of 46.78.
Outdoor Track - Opened the outdoor season with a first-place finish in the 200m and an eighth-place finish in the 100m, running the eighth-fastest time in program history in the 200m at 20.86 and the tenth-fastest time in program history in the 100m, finishing at 10.57 … Finished seventh in the 200m at the Florida Relays, finishing at 20.80 … Earned back-to-back first-place finishes in the 400m at the Tom Botts Invitational and the John McDonnell Invitational, running 46.47 and 46.00, respectively. Won his second conference title in the 400m, posting a school-record in the process at the SEC Championships, finishing at 45.13 … Finished third at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 400m to earn a trip to the NCAA Championships, finishing at 45.95 … Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in the 400m, finishing ninth with a time of 45.81.
HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
100m - 10.50 // 200m - 20.96 // 400m - 46.24
Noteworthy
- No. 5 in the U.S. for the 400m dash (2015)
- No. 12 in the U.S. for the indoor 60m dash (2015)
- No. 14 in the U.S. for the outdoor 100m dash (2015)
- No. 17 in the U.S. for the outdoor 200m dash (2015)
- Five-time IHSA Champion in the 100m, 200m, and 400m
Kahmari competed for Plainfield Central HS...He held the fifth-fastest 400m dash in the U.S. for seniors in 2015...He was also No. 12 for the indoor 60m dash, No. 14 for the 100m dash, and No. 17 for the 200m dash...A five-time IHSA Champion, he won the 100m dash competition in 2015, the 200m dash in 2014-15, and the 400m dash in 2014-15.